different between cutch vs culch

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cutch (usually uncountable, plural cutches)

(nautical) a preservative, made from catechu gum boiled in water, used to prolong the life of a sail or net
Alternative form of cultch

culch (uncountable)

The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds.
(US, New England, Maine) An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use.
(US, New England, Maine) Junk or debris.

culch (not comparable)

(US, New England, Maine) Location where potentially useful junk items are collected: culch corner, culch drawer, culch pile.

culch (third-person singular simple present culches, present participle culching, simple past and past participle culched)

To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments; to sort shellfish or fish catch by size -- most often oysters -- so as to throw back the smallest to grow bigger and breed.

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